Seth Rudy
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2014
9781137411532
Literature and Encyclopedism in Enlightenment Britain
The Pursuit of Complete Knowledge
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9781137411532
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Cultures of Print
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Literature and Encyclopedism in Enlightenment Britain tells the story of long-term aspirations to comprehend, record, and disseminate complete knowledge of the world. It draws on a wide range of literary and non-literary works from the early modern era and British Enlightenment.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781137411532
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Hoofdrubriek:Woordenboeken en taal
Inhoudsopgave
Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Concepts of Completeness 2. Complete Bodies, Whole Arts, and the Limits of Epic 3. Worlds Apart: Epic and Encyclopedia in the Augustan Age 4. Mid-Century Experiments in Encyclopedism 5. Collapse and Reconstitution: Epic and Encyclopedia Revisited Coda: The Angel and the Algorithm Appendix Notes Bibliography Index